Topics in History

May be repeated for credit as topics vary. Topics for Spring 2027 - Section A1: The Crusade. This seminar examines the motivations for, and ramifications of, Christian holy war from its origins in the eleventh century until the early modern period; it focuses equally on Crusades in the Holy Land and intra-Christian campaigns in Europe. Section B1: Examines the affective and intellectual history of love as a site of social and political struggle over four centuries of African American history in relation to the broader movement for Black freedom by emphasizing courtship, marriage, friendship, and black radicalism's love politics.